Cloud Computing: Data sovereignty – Are you covered?
July 3, 2013
Grazed from HCAMag. Author: Cameron Edmond.
Cloud computing and the opportunities that come with it have quickly swept through the business world, and most organisations wouldn’t be blamed if they weren’t quite sure where the path leads.
Although the concept of offshore data storage is anything but new, its recent proliferation has meant that an understanding of the laws and regulations involved may be further behind than anyone wants to admit…
“There is a significant misunderstanding of Australia’s digital citizens as to how cloud computing works,” Chris Chapman, chairman and CEO of the Australian Communications and Media Authority said yesterday, at the launch of Data Sovereignty and the Cloud, a whitepaper by UNSW, Aon, NEXTDC and Baker & McKenzie, which demonstrates the importance of understanding the laws that surround cloud data and the risks involved…
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